![]() John just began his van-life just a few weeks ago, and I am told that my blog helped him make some of that transition easier. Two days of eating, drinking, and story telling ensued. By sheer chance he happened to drive onto Loy Butte Road looking for a place to camp and saw Big Blue. ![]() John and I had traded a few messages on Facebook and hoped to meet up in Santa Fe in a few weeks, but his travel plans changed and he ended up in this area. I had a chance meeting of another van-dweller John Oleary. Many believe the use of lemon originated in Britain and began appearing in American vocabulary in the early 1900s. ![]() I have to admit, if I lived near such a place, I too would be easily convinced to buy a plane or two and get involved, that’s how impressive this airport was ( sorry, no photo). Why Do They Call It a Lemon Law People have used the term lemon to describe items of substandard quality for more than 100 years. We did enjoy some early morning walks, stumbling on a fully functional airport just a few hundred yards away, of the remote control size, where a club of older gents come fly their RC planes. One recommendation if you are coming out this way is to take the time to drive the entire length of the road before making your camping decision. Some have great views of the red hills towards Sedona while others are tucked away behind hillsides for maximum solitude. I could have ventured miles down the gravel road where there are many other sites worthy of camping. Knowing I would be running into town a few times we chose to stay near the highway. It is here that we called home for the past week. Smack in between of Cottonwood and Sedona on highway 89A is Loy Butte Road leading into the Coconino National Forest. After a failed attempt to camp South of Cottonwood on Thousand Trails Road ( it was just not very pretty and too crowded) I had to settle on a backup location. ![]()
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